Perhaps you heard that last week the US Prevention Services Task Force said that healthy men should no longer be screened for prostate cancer. The recommendation is a draft, and it is generating a lot of controversy and confusion. While detecting cancer early is...

The days are getting shorter, even here in the sunny South. Leaves are falling. There’s a chill in the air on crisp, clear mornings. The seasons are changing. For many of us, autumn is a nostalgic time of year. We enjoy the scents of the season – molding leaves,...

As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about: HPV has been linked to risk for oral cancer. HPV – human papilloma virus – is spread through skin-to-skin contact, including oral sex. HPV is very common. It is the virus that causes anal and genital warts....

Last time we looked at the link between insomnia and depression. So how do you deal with it? The range of how much sleep adults need varies. Some people get by with as little as 5 hours of sleep each night, while others need 9 or 10 hours. 6-7 hours is a good...

Lying awake, unable to sleep. Thinking about all the reasons you need to sleep – but can’t. Feeling increasingly irritated, negative and helpless. Staring at the clock by the bedside: 2 am, then 3 am. Estimates are that 80% of people with depression have trouble...

Good health requires a good relationship with health care providers. Unfortunately for LGBT people, this report on medical education tells us what many of us already knew: med schools fall short. How short? In a survey of medical school deans in the U.S. and...